Swimming glove



May 8, '1 928. 1,669,010

F. NATHO SWIMMING GLOVE Filed May 10. 1927 a /n ventor:

, Patented May' 8, 1928.

PATENT OFFICE.

rm'rz na'rno, or orrsmmm, GERMANY.

swnmmo eLovE.

Application filed Iay 10,1827, Serial .No. 190,8 19, and in Germanylarch 1 1987.

This invention relates to a glove designed to be used at swimming tofacilitate the exertion of this sport.

According to the invention a piece of fabric is fixed on the innersurface of a glove, said piece of fabric corres onding in size to thesize of the inner sur ace of the hand when the fingers are spread, saidpiece of fabric having at the portions between the m finger points-abead with outer edge and alongitudinal groove at the middle.

An'embodiment of the invention is shown, by way of example, in theaccompanylng drawings'in which':'- a

Fig. 1 shows in plan view aglove w th spread fingers viewed "on the handback,

Fig. 2 is a cross section on line II-II of Fig. 1. i

To the inner side of the glove a a piece b 30 of fabric, leather orrubber is fixed, which corresponds in size to the inner surface of thehand when the fingers are spread. This piece I) is either sewn onto theglove or stuck on the same. Webs (Z extend along the front edge of saidpiece I) at the portions situated between the fingers of the hand. Ineach portion of piece 1) between two fingers a longitudinal groove 6extending' along the middle line of said portion is provided which formsa rib rojecting on the inner surface of the hand? The front edge of theportions of piece 6 between the fingers is beaded. The glove has webslike paws of swimming birds, geese, ducks and 85 the like.

The fabric for the web must be resistant but sufficiently soft to foldtogether on the inner surface of the hand when the fingers are notspread.

The Webs must not be fixed between the fingers as otherwise the fingerscannot be brought into contact the one with theother and as the web mustfold up on the inner surface of the hand when the fingers of the handare not spread out. The advantage of the swimming gloves is evident. Ahand which tends to grip something spreads automatically the fingers andthis would be the spread automatically as soon as the hand is pressedagainst the water, the pressing surface being considerably enlarged bythe stretched web without any special effort.

The swimming movements can be carried out by the swimmer with muchgreater ease than without the gloves and-the energy exerted gives almostdouble the result as without the swimming gloves.

When swimming the hands are pushed forward as usual lying the oneagainst the other the webs of the two gloves being folded up on theinner surfaces so that they cannot oppose any resistance to the water.When swimming the swimming glovespresent an enormous advantagean'dfacilitate the swim-' ming. The webs prevent cramp in the fingersas, when the hand is being stretched against the water the fingers arespread out, the web is stretched and the position of the fin ers isregulated without any exertion. 75

s soon as the back of the hand is moved through the water the fingersclose and the webs are folded on the inner surface of the hand and donot oppose any resistance to the water. i

I claim A swimming glove comprising in combination with the gloveproper, a piece of suitable material as fabric, leather, rubber, fixedon the inner surface of the glove and corresponding in size to the sizeof the inner surface of the glove with spread fingers, the edge of theportions of said fabric between the fingers and which form each a webbetween two fingers being headed and a groove pressed into each portionbetween two ngers along the middle line of the same forms acorresponding rib on the inner surface of the correspondin portion.

In testimony whereof affix my signature.

FBTTZ NATHQ,

